Thank You!

Kelly over at knit.so.quaint has awarded me this award & it made me remember that I never formally did the whole thing I was supposed to do with the Kreativ Blogger Award I received from Renee over at Heirloom Seasons. Sigh. Please forgive me, Renee! I do want to emphasize that I feel truly honored when people like my blog. Creative & gorgeous - what more could I ask for? :-)

I'm supposed to share six things that people are not likely to know about me & then pass the award on to five more people. So, here it goes.

(1) I smoked my one and only cigarette when I was about five years old. I remember my Dad saying, "No. Don't blow into it, take a really deep breath." I remember the gross taste in my mouth & the ensuing coughing fit.

(2) I have been trying to embrace my melancholic-choleric temperament (after pretending to be phlegmatic for many years), which basically means I tend to be either really sad & filled with empathy for others or really pissed. Interesting polarities, huh?

(3) A few weeks ago, out of the blue, I was gifted with a desk I once admired in someone else's house. I don't remember the last time I had a desk. I totally love the antiquey feeling it has.

(4) My biggest fear is that I have totally mis-parented my children & that they will grow up to be criminals or Republicans.

(5) I wish I wasn't alone in all of this. Oh, wait - You knew this. Ehhmm. I love the smell of Pacifica perfumes & I spent $9 on a tin of it today. I can't believe I spent $9 on it! That would have been about 6 pounds of organic beans. Oh well.

(6) I still hope that in the end everything will be okay. (If it's not okay, it's not the end - right?)

And here are the bloggers I'm passing the award on to:

Angie over at The Artist, the Mom ~ She was my oldest son's handwork teacher in 1st grade & I just love her creativity. She's also a Mama to four children ranging from almost one year old to eighteen years old, which I think is so awesome.

Renee over at Heirloom Seasons ~ So many beautiful family stories of homeschooling & exploring the beauty of Colorado.

Lottie over at The Slightly Mad Quilt Lady ~ I just love her New Zealand country life & I'm so excited to do a lace shawl for a quilt swap with her!

Narsingh over at Teaching Handwork ~ She's been my inspiration for years. 2nd grade handwork projects or 6th grade painting inspiration - she's got it all!

Last, but not least, Lizz over at Red Dirt Mother ~ Love her pictures. So much creativity. So much positivism in tough situations - I truly admire that!